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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    2.2. Connect the USB 2.0 Interface Cable 2.3. Connect the USB Power Cable 3. Using Your LaCie Drive 3.1. Formatting and Partitioning Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive 3.2. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Connection 3.3. Disconnecting Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive 4. Troubleshooting 4.1.
  • Page 2 FCC Rules. Operation is subject Modifications to this product not consent of LaCie. to the following conditions: authorized by LaCie could void the FCC & Industry Canada regulations The devices may not cause harmful interference and negate your authority to operate Trademarks the product.

  • Page 3: Health And Safety Precautions

    10-90%, non-condensing. Doing 2000 meters. so may damage the LaCie Mobile • Do not use the LaCie Mobile Hard Hard Drive or disfigure its casing. • Always unplug the LaCie Mobile Drive near other electrical applianc- Avoid placing your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive from the electrical out- es such as televisions or radios.
  • Page 4 ImpOrTANT INfO: user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recovery or restoration of this data. To help prevent the loss of your data, LaCie highly recommends that you keep TWO copies of your data; one copy on your external hard drive, for instance, and a second copy either on your internal hard drive, another external hard drive or some other form of removable storage media.

  • Page 5: Introduction To The Lacie Mobile Hard Drive

    The LaCie Mobile Hard Drive couldn’t be easier to install and use. Simply plug it into your laptop or desktop and save your fi les with the click of a button. It’s Plug &...

  • Page 6: Minimum System Requirements

    Computer with USB 2.0 interface* • Minimum 32MB RAM • Minimum 32MB RAM 1.2. Package Content Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive should contain the following: LaCie Mobile Drive Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable USB Power Cable LaCie Storage Utilities CD-ROM ImpOrTANT INfO:...

  • Page 7: Getting Connected

    Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive page  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 2. Getting Connected Follow these steps to quickly get your LaCie Mobile Drive powered on and connected to your computer. Windows 98 SE and Windows ME Users Only Step 1 2.1.

  • Page 8: Silverlining 98 And Usb 2.0 Driver Installation

    Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive page  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 2.1. Silverlining 98 and USB 2.0 Driver Installation To use your new LaCie MobileHard Drive, first in- ImpOrTANT INfO: This step is necessary stall the necessary driver software and Silverlining 98.

  • Page 9: Connect The Usb 2.0 Interface Cable

    Hi-Speed USB 2.0 2.2. Connect the USB 2.0 Interface Cable Plug the Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable* into your drive and into your computer. After a few seconds, your LaCie drive will mount on your computer**. * To achieve Hi-Speed TeChNICAl NOTe: USB 2.0 transfer rates, you have to be connected...

  • Page 10: Connect The Usb Power Cable

    USB Power Cable connects to an available USB port on your computer. The USB ports (either USB 2.0 or USB 1.1*) on your computer will help provide power to your LaCie drive. Attach the small end of the USB Power Cable to the back of your LaCie drive (A).

  • Page 11: Using Your Lacie Drive

    LaCie Mobile Drive Helpful Information page  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3. Using Your LaCie Drive Once you’ve connected your drive and it is recog- After you’ve formatted the drive, you will the op- nized by your operating system (i.e. Windows 98 SE, portunity to divide the hard drive into sections, called Me, 2000, XP or Mac OS 9.x or 10.x), you are ready to...

  • Page 12: Formatting And Partitioning Your Lacie Mobile Hard Drive

    Windows Users ■ Windows 98 SE and Me Users Install and use LaCie Silverlining 98, which is included with your drive. Windows 2000 and XP Users Use the Disk Management Utility, which is native to the operating system (see below).
  • Page 13 LaCie Mobile Drive Helpful Information page  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 6. In the box to the right that says Unallocated, right click and select New Partition... 7. In the first page of the New Partition Wizard, click Next. 8. Click Next.
  • Page 14 Mac OS 9.x Users Install and use LaCie Silverlining Pro, which is included with your drive. For instructions on installing and using Silver- lining 98, please refer to the Silverlining manual, located on your LaCie Storage Utilities CD, in PDF format.
  • Page 15 LaCie Mobile Drive Helpful Information page  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 8. Once you have finalized the volume format, number ImpOrTANT INfO: Apple recom- of partitions, size and options, click OK. The follow- mends that unless you have a specific reason...

  • Page 16: Hi-Speed Usb 2.0 Connection

    USB’s uses and capabilities. USB 2.0 Cables USB Icons Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi-Speed USB These icons will help you easily identify the USB 2.0 cable, to ensure maximum data transfer performance interfaces. They appear on USB cables and next to the USB port connectors on certain computers.
  • Page 17 LaCie Mobile Drive Helpful Information page  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 powered variety, as they have their own AC adapter. What Are The Ideal Applications For Hi-Speed USB 2.0? The most powerful hubs provide 0.5A of power to each port. Digital cameras, CD/DVD drives, hard drives and...

  • Page 18: Disconnecting Your Lacie Mobile Hard Drive

    Helpful Information page  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 3.3. Disconnecting Your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive USB external devices feature “plug & play” connec- tivity, which means that your drive can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. To prevent failures, however, it is important you follow these steps when disconnecting your LaCie Mobile Hard Drive.

  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    Answer The drive is not recog- Does an icon for the drive appear There should be an icon for the LaCie drive on the desktop. If the nized by the computer. on the desktop? drive does not appear, follow the rest of the Troubleshooting tips to isolate the problem.
  • Page 20 Simply ignore this message. The drive will remount to the desktop. you that the drive has been discon- LaCie drives conserve power by spinning down when you set your nected when coming out of sleep computer to sleep mode, and when the computer is “woken” from...

  • Page 21: Windows Users

    System fan is not Confirm the outlet is powered, verify power connections, and try an alternate power cable. The fan on the running (500 GB LaCie Mobile Hard Drive does not run continuously; it is activated at certain temperatures. capacity) 4.2. Windows Users...
  • Page 22 System fan is not Confirm the outlet is powered, verify power connections, and try an alternate power cable. The fan on the running (500 GB LaCie Mobile Hard Drive does not run continuously; it is activated at certain temperatures. capacity)

  • Page 23: Contacting Customer Support

    If you have asked yourself all of the pertinent ques- computer, including CD/DVD burners tions in the troubleshooting checklist, and you still can’t get your LaCie drive to work properly, contact us via the contacts on page 24. Before contacting us, make sure Information to Include in Email Correspondence ■...

  • Page 24: Lacie Technical Support Contacts

    LaCie Mobile Drive Contacting Customer Support page  Hi-Speed USB 2.0 5.1. LaCie Technical Support Contacts LaCie Asia, Singapore, and Hong Kong LaCie Australia Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/asia/contact/ http://www.lacie.com/au/contact/ LaCie Belgium LaCie Canada Contact us at: Contact us at: http://www.lacie.com/be/contact/ (Français)

  • Page 25: Warranty Information

    The drive was operated/stored in abnormal use or Any loss, corruption or destruction of data while us- maintenance conditions; ing a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user, and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for •...

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